Category: Summer

Today, I am GUSHING over a $20 crossbody bag. In recent times, I have LOVED finding a fun happy hour spot around the Washington, DC area and partaking in my favorite activities such as baseball games and mini golf and enjoying a nice rooftop skyline and/or waterfront view. I ALSO despise carrying around heavy bags like I do on the very few times a year that I spend in the office and in general after hours. Once I clock out, I want to feel lighter both mentally and physically, which this rattan crossbody does for me. Now, it has become a summer staple of mine!!!

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I have a confession to make … Rarely, did I shop or even think about purchasing bags from Target, Walmart, Amazon, the likes. HOWEVER, earlier this year, when in Dallas back in February, I had the opportunity to style an Amazon bejeweled football clutch for my best friend Lindsay’s Super Bowl Birthday bash (here and here) and discovered the beauty of Target, Walmart, Amazon, the likes for purchasing *none other than* staple or even occasion-centric bags. SO, when I saw this rattan crossbody ALLLL over my Instagram feed just a few weeks after my Dallas trip, I *of course* placed an order for and have since fallen in love with this now-Summer staple for $20 aka AMAZING from … Target! And, not only does this rattan crossbody come in brown, but it also comes in yellow and there are similar styles including a tote and another crossbody style as well!

If you know me, then you know that I am a HUGE fan of rattan. I know people see rattan as “trendy” and/or perhaps “old fashioned” BUT I see it as a fun classic staple. While rattan is making a comeback, it is also timeless. Just like my rattan Target crossbody is succeeding demand-wise according to my many many many visits via the Target Circle app in the now, I believe that rattan bags will be succeeding in the decades to come, too.

Usually, rattan bags have been sold at a higher price point hence the likes of brands such as Mark & Graham, Lilly Pulitzer, and J Crew. There are ALSO some gorgeous vintage rattan bags which can be found if you’re lucky at a thrift/vintage shop!! I have definitely purchased some pricier rattan bags, too, over the years. And, I am beyond excited that Target decided to bring rattan bags to the masses at a much much much affordable price point than the likes of other pricier brands or the luck of a jackpot at the thrift/vintage shop. Through it all, I have never been more impressed with the practicality for my post-work and weekend runs happy hour lifestyle of this rattan crossbody from *none other than* Target than any other rattan bag that I own!

As a fellow and proud Grand Millennial, rattan handbags have since become a Spring/Summer fashion staple in my wardrobe! And, now that Target is carrying a rattan crossbody bag that I LOVVVEEE at an affordable price point, it brings me SO MUCH JOY!!!! Target is carrying SO MUCH rattan at a great quality and price point, too. I definitely strive to stay in my own lane when it comes to what the world deems as “trendy” in the moment and simply just do me. However, rattan is a “trendy” thing that I’ll hop on the “trendy” train for any day!

XOXO – Katie <3